In half brown calf over brown cloth, black ink tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt titles. Internally, complete, half title, adverts to verso, tissue guarded, portrait frontis, (viii), [3] lists, [1], [1], 2-353 pp, [1], [1] map title, [4] adverts, 17 illustrations (some full page), 5 maps in text, 11 maps coloured to illustrate the progress of discovery in the new World, repaired margin tear M5&6, new marbled endpapers & eps, McDowall memorial label to ffep, Highgate School Jeudwine Library label tipped to card loose. possibly rebound by its previous owner circa 1990. Part of the World's great explorers and explorations series. (186*125 mm)